The Conflicts And Struggles Of The American Revolution

There was no single event that sparked the American Revolution. This essay will inscribe the conflicts and struggles the thirteen British colonies faced that led to the fight for freedom and independence in America between the years 1763 through 1774. Living under oppression of King George and the British Parliament pushed to the colonists and its leaders to rebellion against the crown that controlled them from three thousand miles, away across the Atlantic Ocean. In the years between 1754 through 1763, the Seven Years War waged on through Europe and North America. In North America the war was nicknamed â€Å"The French and Indian War†, which was fought in America between 1756 and 1763. This war was fought between Great Britain and France after†¦show more content†¦The war brought a large national debt to Britain that doubled from 75 million in 1754 to 133 million in 1763 at the end of the war. To make up for debt, they taxed the 13 colonies immensely. This caused massive outrage due to no representation of the colonies in Parliament. During the same year at the end of The French and Indian War, another problem arose with tension between the natives and the British colonies. Thus initiating another conflict known as â€Å"Pontiac’s War†. During this time, the king of Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 to pacify the natives by prohibiting white settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. For those who wer e settled near the line or west of the mountains were forced to relocate. Another effect of the Proclamation was for it to be maintained and obeyed by a large military force. So a law was passed called the Quartering Act in 1765. With this the soldiers needed to be supplied and housed by colonial assemblies. The law didn’t fulfill as intended by the government. Soon the colonists were being taken advantage of the by the soldiers, invading their homes, inns, ale houses, if the barracks were too small, with or without consent. Once the law was passed, reports of rape, murder, and theft were much more frequent. In 1764, Parliament renewed the Sugar and Molasses of 1733. Named the Sugar Act or also The American Revenue Act and Plantation Act, was a part of the way to pay back for the French